ACT Expanded Image Capture Powers for Traffic Offence Detection Devices

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Bill 2025

Introduced by: Tara Cheyne (ALP)

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Traffic offence detection devices can now take images of one or more people; this includes passengers in a vehicle.
Images of drivers or passengers must only show as much of the person as is necessary to prove a road transport offence.
The government can now approve specific seatbelt detection systems.
Evidentiary certificates for seatbelt offences must state if a vehicle was moving or stationary but not parked when the image was taken.
Seatbelt detection systems are now exempt from certain stopping and parking rules.
The law now defines 'mobile device' to include tablets and smart watches; it excludes CB or two-way radios.
The law establishes new definitions for average speed detection systems; this includes how minimum travel time and shortest practicable routes are calculated.